Because everyone knows that the Sword Palace Master has the ability to pursue from thousands of miles away and retreat unscathed!
For a Great Cultivator of this realm, trading fame for longevity could very likely be severed by a single strike from Zhao Chunyang, which is really not worth it.
"Your master once had an arranged battle with the Heavenly Phoenix Palace Master at the Northern Border."
Zhao Tongtian paused for a moment, then said, "The Heavenly Phoenix Palace Master accepted the challenge... but your master did not."
"...?"
Xie Xuanyi was momentarily stunned.
"The Northern Border is too vast, even for a Yang God Realm, crossing the void requires time... no one expected at that time that your master released the challenge news purely to confuse others."
